Universal housing for covering contact elements

Abstract

A housing includes a first partial housing and a second partial housing which complement each other in an assembled state to form the housing. The first partial housing has a first conductor receptacle that receives a first electrical conductor and a first connection assembly for connecting the first electrical conductor to a first contact element, and is provided with a passage opening for a second contact element. The second partial housing has a second conductor receptacle that receives a second electrical conductor and a second connection assembly for connecting the second electrical conductor to the second contact element. The second partial housing is configured to abut against the first partial housing in the region of the passage opening. In the assembled state, the second conductor receptacle forms a common cavity with the passage opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A housing for covering conductor-side connection points of at least two contact elements and for receiving in sections at least two electrical conductors and connection assemblies for connecting said electrical conductors to said contact elements comprising:
 a first partial housing and a second partial housing which complement each other in an assembled state to form said housing,   where said first partial housing has a first conductor receptacle and a first passage opening arranged adjacent the first conductor receptacle, the first conductor receptacle is configured to receive, at least in sections, a first electrical conductor and a first connection assembly for connecting said first electrical conductor to a first contact element,   where said second partial housing has a second conductor receptacle and a second passage opening arranged adjacent the second conductor receptacle, the second conductor receptacle is configured to receive, at least in sections, a second electrical conductor and a second connection assembly for connecting said second electrical conductor to a second contact element, and   where said second partial housing is configured to abut against said first partial housing in the region of said first passage opening and said second passage opening, and, in the assembled state, said second conductor receptacle forms a common cavity with said first passage opening and said first conductor receptacle forms a common cavity with said second passage, both of said first and second conductor receptacles being open rearward of the first and second partial housings to access said first and second connection assemblies from rearward of the first and second partial housings for connection to said first and second contact elements, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The housing according to  claim 1 , where a wall of said first conductor receptacle protrudes out from said first partial housing and, in the assembled state, is received in a receptacle in said second partial housing. 
     
     
         3 . The housing according to  claim 2 , where said receptacle in said second partial housing is formed as a long hole. 
     
     
         4 . The housing according to  claim 1 , where said second partial housing has a cover section which is configured to abut against said first partial housing in the region of said passage opening and to cover said passage opening in said first partial housing at least in an edge region thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The housing according to  claim 4 , where said second partial housing is provided in the region of said cover section with at least one sealing element. 
     
     
         6 . The housing according to  claim 4 , where said first partial housing has at least one bead surrounding said passage opening which in the assembled state abuts against said cover section of said second partial housing. 
     
     
         7 . The housing according to  claim 1 , where said first and said second conductor receptacle are separated from each other when said housing is in the assembled state. 
     
     
         8 . The housing according to  claim 1 , further comprising said first conductor and said first connection assembly in said first conductor receptacle and said second conductor and said second connection assembly in said second conductor receptacle. 
     
     
         9 . A housing assembly comprising:
 a housing including a first partial housing and a second partial housing which complement each other in an assembled state to form said housing, where said first partial housing has a first conductor receptacle, which is configured to receive, at least in sections, a first electrical conductor and a first connection assembly for connecting said first electrical conductor to a first contact element, and is provided with a passage opening for a second contact element, and where said second partial housing has a second conductor receptacle which is configured to receive, at least in sections, a second electrical conductor and a second connection assembly for connecting said second electrical conductor to said second contact element, and where said second partial housing is configured to abut against said first partial housing in the region of said passage opening, and, in the assembled state, said second conductor receptacle forms a common cavity with said passage opening; and   at least one contact housing element which is configured such that it can be plugged together with said housing and with a first contact element receptacle which is configured to define a position for said first contact element and with a second contact element receptacle which is configured to define a position for said second contact element at a defined axial spacing from said first contact element, where said second contact element receptacle has an inner diameter which is smaller than an inner diameter of said passage opening in said first partial housing.   
     
     
         10 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , further comprising at least one alignment structure which, in the assembled state, is arranged between said second contact element receptacle and an inner wall of said passage opening. 
     
     
         11 . The housing assembly according to  claim 10 , where said at least one alignment structure is configured to be connectable to said contact housing element. 
     
     
         12 . The housing assembly according to  claim 10 , where said at least one alignment structure is configured to formed to be monolithical therewith. 
     
     
         13 . The housing assembly according to  claim 10 , where said at least one alignment structure has a different thickness on a side of said second contact element receptacle which is closer to said first contact element receptacle than on a side of said second contact element receptacle which is further away from said first contact element receptacle. 
     
     
         14 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , further comprising a respective contact element in each contact element receptacle. 
     
     
         15 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein said at least one contact housing elements includes a first contact housing element and a second contact housing element, where said axis spacings between said first and said second contact element receptacles are different for said first and second contact housing elements. 
     
     
         16 . The housing assembly according to  claim 15 , where each contact housing element is provided with an alignment structure, where each alignment structure is provided with a thickening on said second contact element receptacle, and where said thickening of said first contact housing element is arranged to face toward said first contact element receptacle and said thickening of said second contact housing element is arranged to face away from said first contact element receptacle. 
     
     
         17 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , where a wall of said first conductor receptacle protrudes out from said first partial housing and, in the assembled state, is received in a receptacle in said second partial housing. 
     
     
         18 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , where said second partial housing has a cover section which is configured to abut against said first partial housing in the region of said passage opening and to cover said passage opening in said first partial housing at least in an edge region thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , where said first and said second conductor receptacle are separated from each other when said housing is in the assembled state. 
     
     
         20 . The housing assembly according to  claim 9 , further comprising a first conductor and a first connection assembly in said first conductor receptacle and a second conductor and a second connection assembly in said second conductor receptacle.